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With 136 confirmed cases of Lassa fever, 31 death and 22.8 percent fatality rate, the Nigeria Center Disease Control (NCDC), said that Nigeria has exceeded the emergency threshold for Lassa fever
The Centre said its Lassa Fever Emergency Operations Centers (LF-EOC), have been effective in management system for outbreak response and coordination.
NCDC, in its epidemiological report, revealed that between January1-13, 172 suspected case were reported. Sixty cases were confirmed positive and 112 negative (not a case).
It said that since the outset of the 2019 outbreak, there have been 16 deaths; among confirmed cases. “Fatality rate in the confirmed cases was 26.7 percent,” it added.
The Centre also said eight states recorded at least one confirmed case across 17 councils (Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Plateau, Taraba and FCT) and remain active. National rapid response team were equally deployed to Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Ebonyi and Plateau states.
It added that Lassa fever alert mail has been sent to all states in preparedness for high transmission season, in addition to NCDC prepositioned personal protection equipment, Ribavirin (injection and tablets), beds, Tents, body-bags, thermometers, hypochlorite hand sanitizers and other materials being distributed to 36 states, FCT and treatment centres.
